"knock the wind out of somebody "的定义和意义

to knock the wind out of somebody

to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

Disapproving

Idiom

Informal

Example

Sorry, I did n't mean to knock the wind out of your sails or anything.

When he found out that he did n't get the job, it really knocked the stuffing out of him.

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